Duc Luan, president of an AI-lover student group, receives hundreds of requests for help setting up ChatGPT accounts each day. Luan provides the service to strangers for a small fee, and to friends for free. The artificial intelligence (AI) app chats with users as though it were a human being …
Read More »Vietnam Airlines once again threatened with delisting
The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) may delist HVN shares of Vietnam Airlines if it reports a loss in its consolidated financial report for 2022. By the end of December 31 the national flag carrier alone (not including its subsidiaries) was recording an accumulated loss of VND34.2 trillion ($1.46 …
Read More »Stocks go sideways
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index rose 0.15% to 1,077.59 points Thursday. The index closed 1.62 points higher after losing 35.21 points on Wednesday. Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) fell by 37.28% to VND11.05 trillion ($471.22 million). The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 16 tickers …
Read More »Fuel supplier Nam Song Hau reports first losses in 6 years
Nam Song Hau, a gasoline and diesel wholesale distribution company, has reported after-tax losses of nearly VND200 billion ($8.47 million) for last year. It blamed the losses mainly on the poor performance in the second quarter when fuel prices fluctuated dramatically. Its revenues were up 28% to VND7.4 trillion ($313.56 …
Read More »Taxi scams top concern among Western tourists in Thailand
Overpriced taxi services have become the main issue of concern among foreign tourists while traveling in Thailand, followed by entry procedures, littering and air pollution, a survey shows. Taxi services in Thailand received the worst score of 3.5 out of 5, according to the survey conducted by the Tourism Council …
Read More »Decline in new orders slows: S&P Global
The manufacturing sector saw output and new orders decrease again but at slower rates in January, S&P Global said. It said in a release: “There were some signs of improvement, particularly with regard to new export orders which rose for the first time in three months. As such, total new …
Read More »Decline in new orders slows: S&P Global
The manufacturing sector saw output and new orders decrease again but at slower rates in January, S&P Global said. It said in a release: “There were some signs of improvement, particularly with regard to new export orders which rose for the first time in three months. As such, total new …
Read More »Culture ministry proposes increasing TV advertising time
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has proposed increasing the advertising time for TV channels to increase their revenues. TV stations now have stringent limits on how long they can air commercials in a day. Except on shopping channels, advertisements should not exceed 10% of broadcast time. For pay …
Read More »Da Lat hotel owner fined for discriminating against tourists over Covid fear
A female hotel owner in Da Lat was slapped with a fine of VND8 million ($343) for offending and discriminating against a group of tourists due to fears over Covid infections. On Wednesday, Da Lat authorities issued the fine and apologized to the tourists. On January 29, Nguyen Thi Kim …
Read More »Gold prices bounce back
SJC gold price rose 0.45% to VND67.7 million ($2,886.99) per tael Thursday morning after dipping Wednesday. Gold ring price dropped 0.18% to VND55.5 million per tael. A tael equals 37.5 grams or 1.2 ounces. Gold prices extended gains on Thursday to touch their highest in more than nine months after …
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